Tag: cryptocurrencies

2026 KYC and AML outlook: what compliance teams must fix now

Speed is emerging as the defining challenge for KYC and AML in 2026. Customer risk now changes faster than traditional review cycles can keep...

Tether backs Ledn with strategic investment

Ledn, a global digital asset-backed lending platform, has received a strategic investment from Tether, one of the world’s largest digital asset company and issuer...

Fighting financial crime after COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped financial crime in profound ways, exposing weaknesses in global anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) systems. Criminals adapted quickly...

How AML laws target global human trafficking

Human trafficking and money laundering are two interlinked crimes that together enable vast networks of exploitation. With human trafficking generating billions in illicit revenue...

Hybrid payment platform Rise secures $6.3m in Series A funding

Rise, a hybrid payments platform specialising in payroll and compliance solutions, has raised $6.3m in its Series A funding round.

Japanese FinTech deal activity on track to decline for fifth year...

Japanese FinTech investment stats in Q1-Q3 2023: • Japanese FinTech deal activity reached 21 deals in Q1-Q3 2023, a 9% drop from the same period...

Revolutionising cryptocurrency wallet security with OMNIA’s RPC Endpoint

In today's digital age, cryptocurrencies are securely housed across the globe in various types of wallets. Whether through software or hardware, custodial or non-custodial, each wallet type offers unique benefits and potential drawbacks.

Cata Labs secures $4.2m seed to build universal cross-chain liquidity

Cata Labs, a company building an open-source protocol to provide liquidity between modular blockchains, has secured $4.2m in seed funding.

UK government floats plans for cryptoasset regulation

The UK government has unveiled proposals to put cryptoassets into the same regulatory regime as traditional financial services.

Crypto lending procotol Finterest scores $1.5m seed

Finterest, a crypto lending protocol built to support native Bitcoin borrowing and lending, has landed $1.5m in seed funding.

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